A pet?!

What's so unusual about this picture?!

Hhmmm... the reason why this image captures me so much

is because it makes me reflect so much on the kind of relationship

I have with God ~ Lion of Judah

I often catch myself living a life like this girl ...

... with God leashed and carrying Him right next to me,

as if He's to do EVERYTHING I want in life ... of course.

Whenever life is going just dandy, blissful,

and seems to be going all just perfectly,

I forget that I must seek Him and listen

to what He's got to tell me about my life.

I know that's not how I should be living

this precious life He's given me.

Why not?!

Because 99.9999...% of the time,

my heart has filled with pride and selfishness,

and it has turned away from the Truth.

~ what a calamity ~

Oh, when things are not going the way I think they should,

or when I feel very threatened by the circumstances of life,

I remember that I have Him right next to me

- on the leash and always ready to fight for me -

Now, how selfish and immature is that!!

I would call that not only emocionally underdeveloped,

but also tremendously spiritually retrogression.

Whatever happened to the days where I was so pure and naive ...

... to the days that I could feel Him working so closely in my life ...

... to the days where I could experience miracles ...

Why does one grow older and grow colder?

... then again ... is it always just me?!